Air regenerating and purifying apparatus.



PATENTED AUG. 18, 1908.

S. S. HALL & O. REES. AIR REGENERATING AND PURIFYING APPARATUS.

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APPLIOATION FILED FEB. 17

PATENTED AUG. 18, 1908.

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SYDNEY STEWART HALL AND OSWALD REES, OF PORTSMOUTH, ENGLAND.

AIR BEGENERATING AND PUREFEETEG AEZEAEEEUS.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented. Aug. 11%, 190*.

Application filed February 17, 1908. Serial senator.

being provided with e. belt a and the lower portion having a strap a" designed. topass between the legs of the wearer and engage a hook a t the lower part of the dress is a pocket d to receive the regenerator and purifier e, provided with two tubes y, the f rst of which serves to convey the regenou ated and purified air to the upper part oi the helmet and the latter is an exhaling tube connected to a mouth-piece h also oonnected to an inhaling tube i, opening into the upper part of the helmet. The tu es and. 'i are provided with non-return valves if, 8. it will thus be seen that is inspired thi'ougn the valve and expre through the valve j.

The nit purifier e eoinprf es two chambers Z, m conununio ing thr s tube and provided. 'Wl.i1 roeepl'nciz or 4 T all whom it may concern:

Be it known that We, SYDNEY STEWART HALL and OsWALn Runs, both subjects 'of the Kingol" Great Britain, residing at H. M.

S. illercw" Portsmouth, Hams, England, have invented. new and useful improvements in air regenerating and purifying apparatus particularly usefui in combination With a dress for use in submarine vessels and also for rescue Work in mines and other places and for diving, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in air regenerating and purifying apparatus particularly usefui in combination with a dress for use in submarine vessels, and also for rescue Work in mines and other places and for living and has for its object to provide a simple, cheap and efiective apparatus of thekind wherein a number of shelves is provided for the regenerating and purifying medium, the air exhaled by the wearer of the dress passing over and in contact with the said medium.

According to the invention We provide two chambers soinmunieating with one another and furnished with receptacles or holders 0 the regenerating and puri- Eaeh holder is provided .iol-ziers o for t e oxygen-evolving agent which. may advantageously be a preparation pore of so dium and pots 'uni. on i orhing Eseh holtier o veil oi simple I shell. or easing and is provii .i with number of shelves p arranged. alternate; at each side of the hoider in a known w oi" each. being germ. turnedup part g.

the holder ire gnu:

so er of shelves arranged alter manner between each sicle of the holder in a known series of receptacles i agent.

A roni p to bottom of the older wire As it 1s necessary LO auze pasetl in a zig-zsg manner between the sheaves tnereby forming a series oi recepholders EAT-'ilgl llifl until requirml in; use :1 thin.

tecles for the regenerating and puriiying {115K s of ieeil or other sort medium. soldered over the hole i on The uni; :31; or projec when the said unioi'is are covers of thopuriiicr, in the known manner ilueing irmiorisl e31 the breath.

vessels. Fig". 3 s e view of the purifier A 4 5 drawn to larger scale than .i igs. 1 end it is ohvious that t he inmloyed Fig. 4 is a sectlon on the line l4. of Fig. 3. as a smoke iieii and also in Fig. 5 is a section on the has 5--5 of Fig. 4. mines for mime "vnl Fi 5 is a seeiional hont view of the mouth Having new 51 is also drawn to a iarger scale thonFigs. certaineai the p i and 2. Fig. 7 isa plan of Fig. 6. Fig. Sis and in what manner the same n w pen a view of the upper part of a (living dress formed, deeiare that what we (MIME 1s:- l. 'ihe combination with a dress for use in suiunarine vessels, for rescue work in mines and other places and. for divine ssiil dress comprising tunic and holmioi, an air readapted for use accoroing to the invention.

a is the body of the dress or tunic and b is the helmet provided with a quick-closing front c, the Waist portion of the tunic jjfi'lfifilit)! and purifier cunxisting of a recaptzicin having shvlves in ncvivo the uir-rvg r'm (inning :Lnd pnrifyi medium, fluid shelves Wing: arranged alternately on (m-ll Side of H10 lw'vpinulv and pruvidvd with win gunmpzwsin in it zig-zng nmnnm' Mun-0n tin-m, .ind inhns 01xtundinlgfrom the pni'iiivr and ngwningf iwpvwiiwi into Lin. Jmlnwl. 01' the dim, and inln :1 innni I1 pi wv within snid h0l iii-"i, s:d=- 1;nni;dl an lim'viniwl'm'u dwm'ibod. 3. ."En nil rng'mwmtnr and pnrilim' (mn- :i in.4 1T0 holdm's im' tins nix i'vgmnu'zitilifl 1 mid pin-if" 'nn'dnnn, snid mm having :1 Hamlin-i of minim-s arranged nitmnuilvly on. 3 ;i.(-I1.--'idu tlwmni'nnd Win gain/iv passing from I inn (a bottom in :i zig-mg manner ihUVGQI'l said SalGlVQS, substantially as hereinbefore described.

3. An air rogcncmtor and purifier comprising two hoidm's for the air regenerating and purifying lnvdium said holders having a number of shelves arranged aitwi'iat-ely on each. .side thoi'eoi' each of mid sila'lvos having a lip or turned up part and w re gauze passj mg from top to bottom in a manner bntwcen said shelves, substantially hominbcime dzfscribold.

SYDNEY STEWART HALL. OSVVALD REES.

Witnesses H. D. JAMESQN, F. b. RAND. 

